Ramsey Campbell
Books in Order by Date of Publication
Ramsey Campbell is a British horror and dark fantasy author renowned for his distinctive writing style that often blurs the lines between reality and the supernatural. With a career spanning over six decades Campbell has published an astonishing 146 books across various genres including horror suspense mystery and science fiction. His writing is characterized by its atmospheric and often unsettling tone which has captivated readers and earned him a reputation as one of the masters of horror. Campbell's books frequently explore themes of psychological terror the supernatural and the darker aspects of human nature making them a staple of the genre. His unique ability to craft compelling narratives that linger long after the final page has been turned has contributed to the enduring popularity of his works cementing his status as a literary legend.
1. Shadows (1960) Buy on Amazon
2. The inhabitant of the lake and less welcome tenants (1964) Buy on Amazon
3. The Spawn of Cthulhu (1971) Buy on Amazon
4. Demons by daylight (1973) Buy on Amazon
5. The Hounds of Hell (1974) Buy on Amazon
6. The Doll Who Ate His Mother (1976) Buy on Amazon
7. The height of the scream (1976) Buy on Amazon
8. Superhorror (1976) Buy on Amazon
9. The Face That Must Die (1979) Buy on Amazon
10. Swords Against Darkness V (1979) Buy on Amazon
11. Dark Forces (1980) Buy on Amazon
12. The parasite (1980) Buy on Amazon
13. New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos (1980) Buy on Amazon
14. New Terrors (1980) Buy on Amazon
15. TO WAKE THE DEAD (1980) Buy on Amazon
16. The Far reaches of fear (1980) Buy on Amazon
17. Modern Masters of Horror (1981) Buy on Amazon
18. The Nameless (1981) Buy on Amazon
19. The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural (1981) Buy on Amazon
20. 65 Great Spine Chillers (1982) Buy on Amazon
21. Incarnate (1983) Buy on Amazon
22. The claw (1983) Buy on Amazon
23. Night of the claw (1983) Buy on Amazon
24. The Gruesome Book (1983) Buy on Amazon
25. New Terrors II (1984) Buy on Amazon
26. Chamber of Horrors (1984) Buy on Amazon
27. Cold Print (1985) Buy on Amazon
28. Obsession (1985) Buy on Amazon
29. The hungry moon (1986) Buy on Amazon
30. Black Wine (1986) Buy on Amazon
31. The Twelve Frights of Christmas (1986) Buy on Amazon
32. The Dark Descent (1987) Buy on Amazon
33. Scared Stiff (1987) Buy on Amazon
34. Dark feasts (1987) Buy on Amazon
35. Masques II (1987) Buy on Amazon
36. Night visions (1987) Buy on Amazon
37. Prime Evil (1988) Buy on Amazon
38. The influence (1988) Buy on Amazon
39. Fine Frights (1988) Buy on Amazon
40. Ancient images (1989) Buy on Amazon
41. Book of the Dead (1989) Buy on Amazon
42. Scared stiff tales of sex and death (1989) Buy on Amazon
43. Midnight Sun (1990) Buy on Amazon
44. The count of eleven (1991) Buy on Amazon
45. Waking nightmares (1991) Buy on Amazon
46. Dark Voices 3 (1991) Buy on Amazon
47. Best new horror 2 (1991) Buy on Amazon
48. BEST NEW HORROR (2) Two (1991) Buy on Amazon
49. Uncanny banquet (1992) Buy on Amazon
50. Best new horror (1992) Buy on Amazon
51. Campbell Mixed X12 S/W (1992) Buy on Amazon
52. Ramsey Campbell Mixed X12 C/P (1992) Buy on Amazon
53. Alone with the horrors : the great short fiction of Ramsey Campbell 1961-1991 (1993) Buy on Amazon
54. Strange things and stranger places (1993) Buy on Amazon
55. Horror Writers of America Present Deathport (1993) Buy on Amazon
56. The long lost (1993) Buy on Amazon
57. The giant book of best new horror (1993) Buy on Amazon
58. Two Obscure Tales (1993) Buy on Amazon
59. The giant book of terror (1994) Buy on Amazon
60. Shadows over Innsmouth (1994) Buy on Amazon
61. Young blood (1994) Buy on Amazon
62. Dark Love (1995) Buy on Amazon
63. The one safe place (1995) Buy on Amazon
64. The House on Nazareth Hill (1996) Buy on Amazon
65. Far Away & Never (1996) Buy on Amazon
66. Ghosts and Grisly Things (1997) Buy on Amazon
67. Scary! (1998) Buy on Amazon
68. The last voice they hear (1998) Buy on Amazon
69. Nazareth Hill (1998) Buy on Amazon
70. The Wishmaster (1999) Buy on Amazon
71. Silent children (2000) Buy on Amazon
72. Weird Tales 317-320 Fall 1999-Summer 2000 (2000) Buy on Amazon
73. Pact of the fathers (2001) Buy on Amazon
74. Meddling with Ghosts (2001) Buy on Amazon
75. The darkest part of the woods (2002) Buy on Amazon
76. Ramsey Campbell Probably (2002) Buy on Amazon
77. Dead but Dreaming (2002) Buy on Amazon
78. Gathering the Bones (2003) Buy on Amazon
79. Told by the Dead (2003) Buy on Amazon
80. The Black Spiral (2003) Buy on Amazon
81. The overnight (2005) Buy on Amazon
82. Secret Stories (2005) Buy on Amazon
83. Poe's Progeny (2005) Buy on Amazon
84. Supernatural Literature of the World (2005) Buy on Amazon
85. Secret story (2006) Buy on Amazon
86. Read by Dawn (Bloody Books S.) (Read by Dawn) (2006) Buy on Amazon
87. Overnight (2006) Buy on Amazon
88. The Grin of the Dark (2007) Buy on Amazon
89. Darkest Part of the Woods (2007) Buy on Amazon
90. Thieving Fear (2008) Buy on Amazon
91. Book of Liverpool (2008) Buy on Amazon
92. Inconsequential Tales (2008) Buy on Amazon
93. Grin of the Dark (2008) Buy on Amazon
94. The Century's Best Horror Fiction. Volume 2 (2008) Buy on Amazon
95. Creatures of the Pool (2009) Buy on Amazon
96. Darkness (2010) Buy on Amazon
97. The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2010 (2010) Buy on Amazon
98. The Seven Days Of Cain (2010) Buy on Amazon
99. Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! (2011) Buy on Amazon
100. Ghosts know (2011) Buy on Amazon
101. Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos (2011) Buy on Amazon
102. The Kind Folk: A Novel (2012) Buy on Amazon
103. Mammoth Books Presents with the Angels (2012) Buy on Amazon
104. Mammoth Books Presents the Unexpected (2012) Buy on Amazon
105. Four for fear (2012) Buy on Amazon
106. Mammoth Books Presents a Ghostly Gathering (2012) Buy on Amazon
107. Holes for Faces (2013) Buy on Amazon
108. Best New Horror 4 (2013) Buy on Amazon
109. Best New Horror 3 (2013) Buy on Amazon
110. Best New Horror 5 (2013) Buy on Amazon
111. Think Yourself Lucky (Fiction Without Frontiers) (2014) Buy on Amazon
112. Letters to Arkham: The Letters of Ramsey Campbell and August Derlerth 1961 to 1971 (2014) Buy on Amazon
113. Best British Horror 2014 (2014) Buy on Amazon
114. Thirteen days by Sunset Beach (2015) Buy on Amazon
115. Searching Dead (2016) Buy on Amazon
116. Grave Predictions (2016) Buy on Amazon
117. Born to the Dark (The Three Births of Daoloth): 2 (2017) Buy on Amazon
118. Dark Places Evil Faces (2017) Buy on Amazon
119. Way of the Worm (2018) Buy on Amazon
120. The Black Room Manuscripts Volume Four (2018) Buy on Amazon
121. Beyond the Infinite (2018) Buy on Amazon
122. American Gothic Short Stories (Gothic Fantasy) (2019) Buy on Amazon
123. Mannequin (2019) Buy on Amazon
124. Urban Crime Short Stories (2019) Buy on Amazon
125. Haunted House Short Stories (2019) Buy on Amazon
126. The Wise Friend (2020) Buy on Amazon
127. Retrospective and Other Phantasmagorical Stories by Ramsey Campbell (2020) Buy on Amazon
128. Somebody's Voice (2021) Buy on Amazon
129. Those Who Wait (2021) Buy on Amazon
130. BLACK STONE. Stories for Lovecraftian Summonings (2021) Buy on Amazon
131. Fellstones (2022) Buy on Amazon
132. Pulp Modern (2022) Buy on Amazon
133. Close to Midnight (2022) Buy on Amazon
134. How Grim Was My Valley (2022) Buy on Amazon
135. Through the Cracks the Shadows Wait (2022) Buy on Amazon
136. 13 Haunted Houses (2022) Buy on Amazon
137. Revelations (2022) Buy on Amazon
138. Lonely Lands (2023) Buy on Amazon
139. Dancers at Dusk (2023) Buy on Amazon
140. In a Lonely Place (2023) Buy on Amazon
141. Algernon Blackwood Horror Stories (2023) Buy on Amazon
142. Nameless (2024) Buy on Amazon
143. Incubations (2024) Buy on Amazon
144. Invocations (2024) Buy on Amazon
145. Damnations (2024) Buy on Amazon
146. Roots of My Fears (2025) Buy on Amazon
About Ramsey Campbell
Ramsey Campbell is a renowned British author known for his work in the horror and dark fantasy genres. A Liverpool native Campbell developed a passion for writing at an early age and began publishing his own work in the 1960s. He would go on to establish himself as a prominent figure in the horror fiction scene weaving intricate and unsettling narratives that captivate readers to this day.
Campbell's writing style is characterized by its atmospheric tension exploring the darker aspects of human nature and the supernatural. His novels and short stories often delve into themes of psychological terror weaving complex narratives that are both intellectually stimulating and deeply unsettling. As a master of the genre Campbell has been widely praised for his ability to craft compelling characters and worlds that readers can become fully immersed in.
Throughout his career Campbell has garnered a devoted following among fans of horror fiction who appreciate his unique blend of psychological insight and supernatural horror. His novels and series have been praised for their complexity and depth earning him critical acclaim and numerous awards. As a result Campbell has become one of the most respected and beloved authors in the genre with a loyal readership that continues to grow with each new release. His work continues to push the boundaries of horror fiction cementing his status as a true master of the genre.